The field of speech pathology deals with diagnoses and treatment of disorder that affect a person’s ability to communicate. It encompasses all forms of communication, verbal, non-verbal, written, and augmentative. There are two main categories that disorders fall into speech and language. Many assume that speech and language are one in the same however speech is the sounds produced in language and is the system of signs and symbols used to communicate. It is a broad field that include difficulties with: reading, writing, being able to produce sound needed for speech, language comprehension, language use, feeding, and swallowing. Speech Pathologist cannot diagnosis disorders like Autism or conditions such as a brain injury, learning disabilities,
